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Solve Laundry Room Chaos!

Do you just want to scream when you go into your laundry room? Are there dirty clothes every where, empty detergent bottles, stuff on top of the washer and or dryer, and other chaos? Let us solve it all to leave you with a laundry room that is so pleasant and organized, you’ll want to give all of your friends private tours of it. The laundry room can so easily get out of control. It is the place where it is literally okay to dump things (dirty clothes) and run out of the room. No wonder it is so easy … Continue reading →

Organizing as the Manager of Your Home

As we continue in this blog series on being the manager of your home, we are tackling the last thing that a home manager does, which is organizes. While planning and coordinating are essential to a well-managed home, it won’t do any good if you aren’t organized. Organization can make your home run more efficiently and reduce levels of stress. Look at 2012 as the year in which you will learn at least five new organizational skills. Hopefully you will be able to get some ideas through my blogs but otherwise, you can always do a Google search. The idea … Continue reading →

Organizing Your Front Hall Closet

Last month I blogged about tackling those unseen areas in our home, the ones that no one else but our family knows is a mess. My plan was to get to these areas one spot at a time. I also talked about writing down all of the areas that need work. At first I thought I would tackle our linen closet, since it is the biggest mess and one of the more commonly used areas in our home. But instead I decided to take a different approach. I am going room by room, starting with the front of our home, … Continue reading →

Organizing Those Hats and Mittens

I finally had it this weekend when it took swimming through a sea of winter wear just to get out of the door. Despite my best efforts to corral the chaos, there were hats, mittens, gloves and scarves everywhere in the front hall. I could probably have jumped off of the upstairs landing, executed a not-so-perfect swan dive and still not get hurt, thanks to the padding of a pile of soft, colorful acrylic. You know what leaves me shaking my head the most? The fact that even though there were all of those mittens and gloves all over the … Continue reading →

Spring Cleaning is a Family Affair

Well, my obsession with spring cleaning is finally being noticed by the rest of my family, especially my husband. I approached the subject yesterday and mentioned how this year I really needed the whole family to pull together to get it done. While I normally handle the bulk if not all of the spring cleaning myself, this year it has to be different. We’ve been in our new home for almost two years now. Much of the cleaning and repairing time has been ongoing since then. The first few months saw a flurry of cleaning, because the house had been … Continue reading →

Equipping the Modern Family Room

Do you have a family room in your home? At one time, this might have been called the den, and that brings all sorts of images of a dark small place filled with wood panel walls and shag carpeting. But today’s family rooms can be bright and airy. They can feature an electronic bonanza of modern media and be called media rooms, or they can be open to the kitchen and be called great rooms. Many are multifunctional rooms, where television watching, reading, game playing and computer time takes place. Whatever the case, the family room is an ideal place … Continue reading →

Prepping the Family Room

One of my tasks today is to pack up my books from the shelves in the family room. This is because we are going to do some quick updates in the family room in the next couple of weeks. We haven’t abandoned the kitchen by any means. But while we are still reviewing our options, we can take advantage of the time to get some work done elsewhere. The motivation behind going ahead with the family room is the carpet that will be installed in a few weeks. To save money, we are going to pull out the old vinyl … Continue reading →

Organizing the Family Room (5)

I am down to the last bit of my family room organization. The only thing left to do is the games. This isn’t going to be easy, since we have two shelves above and to the left of the fireplace that are packed with games. In addition, there are more games downstairs in the basement. Most of the games haven’t been played in a long time. Is this because we don’t socialize as much and the kids are too small to play some of them with us? Or is it because the games themselves aren’t very organized? If you have … Continue reading →

Organizing the Family Room (3)

The weekend is over. That means it is time for me to get back into organizing the family room. So far, we’ve conquered the books and magazine. Let’s get into the area that causes me the most trouble: the video tapes and DVDs. Here is our organizing list so far: Books Magazines Video tapes and DVDs Cassettes, CDs and records Games Let’s get started! Back a few years ago, we acquired quite a few VHS tapes. This is because everyone else was quickly switching their collections over to DVDs, and we still didn’t have a DVD player. Now we do, … Continue reading →

Organizing Your Personal Library: Intro

How can you make the best use of space, find books when you need them and reduce the bookshelf clutter? By organizing of course! Keep reading for some practical tips that will help you keep your personal library of books organized and in great shape. Anyone who knows me knows that I love books. I visit the library every three weeks, I peruse used books stores and books sales and I take advantage of PaperBackSwap on a regular basis. I try to keep everything organize, because I value my books, and because organization also makes my life a lot easier, … Continue reading →